Skubarra Posted July 22 Share 1 hour ago, DieselnDust said: The discs squeal in the wet too. With rim brakes its carbin braking surfaces that are the main problem wrt to low braking friction. I have a set of alloy wheels for wet weather, well actually an older bike. Alloy brake tracks slow down pretty well in the wet but these type of wheels are no longer fashionable, sort of like Quarkie pants or Ray Ban sunglasses for cycling Less then R10k and most of the time on the indoor trainer rim brakes a no brainer R20K+ then at least be aware of the limitations of a well specced rim brake bike, if you can get a decent frame & disc brakes for that price you can upgrade the rest over time when the budget allows - that is what I would opt for now if I could go 2 years back in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted July 22 Share The problem is that R20k+ discs are draped with low budget parts and problematic brakes vs a well sorted rim brake bike that will spend more time being ridden vs the disc brake bike being in the shop having brake drag and mooshy brake levers sorted choices choices Edited July 23 by DieselnDust Mook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotSoBigBen Posted August 7 Share Ek se maar liewer niks https://www.bikeradar.com/news/colnago-c68-rim-brake-frameset cadenceblur, DieselnDust and eddy 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jensie Posted August 8 Share You still get nice carbon bikes for R10k https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/742851/giant-tcr-carbon https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/704480/trek-madone-55 or build up a bike https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bike-frames/732383/giant-tcr-advanced-sl-ml DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffsVintageBikes Posted August 8 Share 3 hours ago, Jensie said: You still get nice carbon bikes for R10k https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/road-bikes/742851/giant-tcr-carbon Insanely good value for money bike that will run with any modern carbon bike. MudLark and Mook 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicky DQ Posted August 9 Share 19 hours ago, BuffsVintageBikes said: Insanely good value for money bike that will run with any modern carbon bike. Guys, remember the requirement was for wider tyres. Or did I miss something? DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckstopper Posted August 9 Share 3 hours ago, Dicky DQ said: Guys, remember the requirement was for wider tyres. Or did I miss something? How wide? I run '28mm tyres' with a vernier measured width of 30.4mm on my rim brake Scultura size S (52 ETT) without any brake rub. I have a Lightbicyle wheelset internal rim width 23mm. Fits no sweat, no frame drag cranking it out of the saddle at 1kW+ BuffsVintageBikes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyTrailRider Posted August 10 Share 23 hours ago, buckstopper said: How wide? I run '28mm tyres' with a vernier measured width of 30.4mm on my rim brake Scultura size S (52 ETT) without any brake rub. I have a Lightbicyle wheelset internal rim width 23mm. Fits no sweat, no frame drag cranking it out of the saddle at 1kW+ Anything below 32mm is not wide. Most of my road riding is done on 38mm Spez Pathfinders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MudLark Posted August 11 Share Colnago, Pinarello, Factor... all still available new in rim brakes. They work very well on roadbikes and there is nothing to be ashamed of. I have a rim brake Bianchi C2C and its a lovely bike. I also have two disc brake road bikes. The C2C is more comfortable and gets used a lot. And yes, it's still on very narrow tyres. Those also still work. Forget the trends. The important thing is that you get what you can afford and what works for you. Wannabe, DieselnDust and cadenceblur 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeisLife Posted August 11 Share 33 minutes ago, MudLark said: Colnago, Pinarello, Factor... all still available new in rim brakes. They work very well on roadbikes and there is nothing to be ashamed of. I have a rim brake Bianchi C2C and its a lovely bike. I also have two disc brake road bikes. The C2C is more comfortable and gets used a lot. And yes, it's still on very narrow tyres. Those also still work. Forget the trends. The important thing is that you get what you can afford and what works for you. There are also some Cannondale SuperSix Evo Rim frames left in the country in a full size curve. MudLark and DieselnDust 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossTopher Posted August 16 Share On 8/11/2024 at 4:50 PM, BikeisLife said: There are also some Cannondale SuperSix Evo Rim frames left in the country in a full size curve. where would one find these? consider my curiosity piqued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeisLife Posted August 17 Share 8 hours ago, RossTopher said: where would one find these? consider my curiosity piqued Any Cannondale dealer in your area should be able to assist. Or send me a PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted August 29 Share Update... Bought a cheapy bike, Raliegh RC3000, it is a 56cm which unfortunately feels a tad too big for me, is there anything I can do to make it fit better? I already changed from a 110mm stem to a 90mm, can I maybe try a shorter reach bar or a zero offset seatpost? Or should I sell and try find a 54cm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted August 29 Share 4 hours ago, Chadvdw67 said: Update... Bought a cheapy bike, Raliegh RC3000, it is a 56cm which unfortunately feels a tad too big for me, is there anything I can do to make it fit better? I already changed from a 110mm stem to a 90mm, can I maybe try a shorter reach bar or a zero offset seatpost? Or should I sell and try find a 54cm? Try the options you suggested first. An inline zero offset post is cheap enough and a shorter stem. I wouldn’t go shorter than 80mm or you’ll have to fit wider bars what is the reach of your current bars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadvdw67 Posted August 29 Share 56 minutes ago, DieselnDust said: Try the options you suggested first. An inline zero offset post is cheap enough and a shorter stem. I wouldn’t go shorter than 80mm or you’ll have to fit wider bars what is the reach of your current bars? Current bars reach is like 110mm or 120mm, difficult to measure accurately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSCC Posted August 29 Share On 8/11/2024 at 4:50 PM, BikeisLife said: There are also some Cannondale SuperSix Evo Rim frames left in the country in a full size curve. Do you know the max tyre clearance on the Supersix rim brake frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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